National or State Registers Record
Roughly, Watson St. from Seward to Jackson Sts. and Jackson and Scott Sts. from Watson to Blackburn Sts.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Watson Street Commercial Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 91001396 |
| Location (Address): | Roughly, Watson St. from Seward to Jackson Sts. and Jackson and Scott Sts. from Watson to Blackburn Sts. |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| City/Village: | Ripon |
| Township: |
| This district contains 69 historic structures built between 1850 and 1939, including almost all the historic commercial buildings of downtown Ripon. This cohesive group of buildings has few modern intrusions and contains a substantial concentration of Italianate style buildings which include elaborate brickwork and brick construction. The area is still the center of the business community in Ripon today. |
| Period of Significance: | 1850-1932 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Area of Significance: | Education |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Financial Institution |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Specialty Store |
| Historic Use: | Industry/Processing/Extraction: Manufacturing Facility |
| Architectural Style: | Stick/Eastlake |
| Architectural Style: | Classical Revival |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Anderson,C.C. |
| Architect: | Auler,Jensen,and Brown |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 09/27/1991 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 07/26/1991 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 69 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |